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A group of average college students go about their daily lives without a clear goal in mind. The protagonist, Ryoji, wavers between several girlfriends while maintaining a delicate relationship between "more than a friend, less than a lover". Their youth is in full bloom. But the day will come when they will have to say goodbye to their flexible relationship. The anxiety and emptiness of a young man who has taken the first step on the road to adulthood are portrayed with such naturalism and freshness that one wonders if it was staged.

Pink film by Satoru Kobayashi.

WHUU!! NATURAL Live at Budokan '89 is the fifth video released by Miho Nakayama.

Experimental film by Hiroyuki Sekine.

Experimental film by Hiroyuki Sekine.

Nakayama is a university student living an uneventful life in a manga club. Aya, a younger student, secretly has feelings for him, but Nakayama's feelings for Akiko Taniguchi, a classmate, and Fujima, a senior student, like Aya. Aya has secret feelings for him, but Nakayama has feelings for Akiko Taniguchi, a classmate, and Fujima, a senior, has feelings for Aya. These emotions intertwine, a casual human drama unfolds, and finally, the seasons shift. The story unfolds in an unhurried manner, without many ups and downs, but with a deep insight into the temperament of modern university students. The tasteful dialogue between the man and the woman is outstanding.

This is Hiroaki Mōri’s fourth directorial work. Although the premise feels impossible in today’s age of mobile phones, it is a thriller leaning toward horror, portraying a psychologically disturbed individual in an everyday setting.

Godzilla faces off against Ultra Q monster: Pagos!

Koich is asked by Izumi to take her to Kujira Town. She says it's to meet someone she likes. Koichi is reluctant to go, but he has no choice but to borrow a car from his friend. This is how their journey begins. A love story in an off-the-map town, with a light touch on the relationships between men and women of the time, such as Assi-kun and Keep-kun. With the addition of stylish props such as Koichi's room, his friend's car, and the breakwater in Kujira-cho, a bit of whimsical dialogue, and background music that shows a thorough attention to music selection, the film is a road movie with an experiential beat.

With the sound of a beautiful koto (Japanese zither) and the narration "Kaasan, kaasan, kaasan, I'm marching in the desert", the camera roams the city. Facing the ground, the wall, the road, and eventually the red blood on the snow, the filmmaker continues to call out "Mama, Mama, Mama". This five-minute film, made in just one day, is an attempt to convey the artist's dramatic moment of breath in its rawest form.

Short film by Japanese filmmaker Jun’ichi Okuyama.

Shot in Super 8 by a group of NDU members in the course of a day, the film documents the second Six Cities Joint Disaster Prevention Drill, organized in Shinjuku on the first of September 1981, an event that mobilized about twelve million people.

The Tokyo Tower is a symbol that has become an indispensable part of the Tokyo landscape, even if it is said to be an imitation of the Eiffel Tower. The story of Yumiko, who comes from Wakayama on a school trip to Tokyo, also revolves around this symbol. Yumiko is 17 years old and in love with a classmate. Three years later, Yumiko's love blooms again in this city at the age of 20... This is a movie "by girls for girls", with the sharp point of view of a female director, which exposes the cuteness and ugliness of women through the simple, pure and honest protagonist, without any pretence. Yumiko runs around the screen in a cheerful yellow voice, explaining the subtle psychology of a girl in love.

8mm film, directed by Omote Toshihiko.

Short 8mm film by Toshihiko Omote.

Erotic drama distributed by Nikkatsu for home video.

Oki Hiroyuki's First Film shot at a mountain lodge. "The film was simply a series of landscape shots, without a story." (Oki Hiroyuki).

Short film that is part of a series of 6 films that Nobuhiro Kawanaka made between 1987 and 1992.

Film by Nikkatsu.

Puppet Space-Western by DAICON FILM

Idol VHS videotape Ryoko Sano - Sketch book, 1988.

Pink film by Satoru Kobayashi.

Short film that is part of a series of 6 films that Nobuhiro Kawanaka made between 1987 and 1992.

Experimental film by Hiroyuki Sekine.

Student film from Eiki Takahashi. Video art work about American writer William Burroughs. Affected by the cut-up / fold-in method, which involves chopping up existing texts to expose potentially hidden malicious intent in the texts. Using the text and narrative of Burroughs, he tried to reconstruct the language space of Burroughs by using 8mm video, photographs, and re-shooting them.

Sorako, who wears a Seiko-chan haircut and is bullied, meets Namao, an orphan, and the two begin a new life together, growing vegetables. However, Namao sets off on a journey to search for his mother, and Sorako follows after him carrying a magical tomato given to her by Nina, the fairy of vegetables...

Erotic-drama distributed by Nikkatsu for home video.

Experience time-lapse photography.

The filmic version of a city in which all surface beauty has rotted away. In order to find images of death like landscapes of the city from which people have vanished, and buildings from which the decorations have been stripped away and the inner organs exposed, I walked all over Tokyo taking photographs, then animated them. (T.I.)

Yukari, a high school, girl is asked by a woman at her part-time job to stay at her mansion. Her boyfriend soon makes a visit...

1. Opening 2. Loudness 3. Dark Desire 4. Shadows of War 5. Bass Solo 6. One Thousand Eyes 7. Face to Face 8. Drum Solo 9. Let It Go 10. Ares Lament 11. Guitar Solo 12. Crazy Nights 13. Speed 14. Ending

Short film by Sho Fujiwara, 1988.

Short film by Keiichi Minegishi

An animated string held between two youths standing in various locations. The sound negative of this work has unfortunately been lost, and so it is now presented silently.

This formal study is based on a series of postcards of pre-war Tokyo. The artist fuses these images of the past with the same scenes that appear today in an evocative and lyrical way.

BDSM erotic-drama distributed by Nikkatsu for home video.

Erotic-drama distributed by Nikkatsu for home video.

Snares and worms live inside a pinhole camera. The film follows their narrative as they dream about everything. The camera, which has no lens, greedily shakes its head and tries to collect all the light in the world. Suna is not satisfied with the light that comes through the pinhole, but wants to turn his own eyes into a pinhole, and wants a landscape that is directly burned into his brain.

Short 8mm film by Kawamura Mitsuhiko made in the third year of university. A twenty year old broken heart, Showa romance.

This 1982 image was based on the Italian comic book "Altri Mondi" by Andrea Romoli. This is a six-minute pilot for the series "Spaceship Sagittarius".

No one knows who this man is. Is he trying to fulfill a promise made to a friend? Is he seeking revenge? Has he been hired to kill for money? Whatever his purpose may be, he presses forward without hesitation, passing through a dense, overgrown forest toward a remote frontier town. But what awaits him at the end of his journey…? This original film clip was inspired by Stan Campbell’s classic song “YEARS GO BY.” Its editing is seamlessly synchronized with the rhythm of the music, creating a captivating viewing experience. Brimming with rugged charm and energy, it is a work full of wild appeal.

On the sand dunes at dusk, the hot and soothing sand is misty, and he abandons his father's morals for an unforgivable "love." Two handsome half-brothers fall in love...a tragic story.

1988 short film